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Senate probe on MRT mishap urged

By PRINCE GOLEZ Manila Reporter MANILA — The Senate was urged to investigate the “poorly maintained” operation of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) 3 line that...

Houses, lots for uniformed officers

By SAMMY JULIAN Manila News Bureau Chief MANILA — Twenty thousand house-and-lot packages will be built for soldiers, policemen and other uniformed personnel in the country. The...

Where should PH’s new capital be?

By PRINCE GOLEZ Manila Reporter MANILA — Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV proposed the creation of the National Capital Commission that will assess the need to transfer...

Research center on obesity sought

By PRINCE GOLEZ Manila Reporter MANILA — Ilongga senator Miriam Defensor–Santiago wants the government to create a research center on obesity. The Obesity Prevention Research Center should...

‘Work hard to restore public trust’

By PRINCE GOLEZ Manila Reporter MANILA — Legislators should work harder and serve the Filipino people well to restore public trust and confidence in the Senate. There...

Undocumented Pinoy youths in US fear disclosing status

By SAMMY JULIAN Manila News Bureau Chief MANILA — Undocumented Filipino youths in the United States fear that a deferred action program put in place by...

P1.8-B grant for PH health sector

By SAMMY JULIAN Manila News Bureau Chief MANILA — The European Union (EU) will provide a €30-million grant (approximately P1.8 billion) to support Philippine government initiatives...

‘Konta Sona’: JV slams CCT

By PRINCE GOLEZ Manila Reporter MANILA — Opposition senator Joseph Victor Ejercito criticized the Aquino administration’s conditional cash transfer (CCT) program. “Maganda sa pandinig ang layunin ng...

Pinoys visiting UK up 27%

By SAMMY JULIAN Manila News Bureau Chief MANILA — Filipinos visiting the United Kingdom grew by 27 percent between April 2013 and March 2014, the British...

Gov’t mulls daylight saving time

By SAMMY JULIAN Manila News Bureau Chief MANILA — The government will thoroughly study the proposal to implement daylight saving time (DST) in the country as...